Wednesday, September 9, 2015

The N.C. A&T Aggie- N.C.Tar Heel dilemma

GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- Conventional wisdom says Carolina ought to have its way in its first-ever football matchup with N.C. A&T in Chapel Hill Saturday night.

The Tar Heels play at a higher level of competition (which goes by the eminently un-catchy label, the Football Bowl Subdivision).

A&T plays a rung below that, in the also awkwardly named Football Championship Subdivision (who comes up with this stuff?).

The Tar Heels should be well-motivated coming off a season-opening loss against South Carolina in a game they should have won if not for boneheaded coaching. (Is South Carolina starting to get better than North Carolina at everything these days?)

I have a split allegiance: A&T is a hometown school where ...

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